Separation

Question 1

What are the 6 types of separation?

Answer 1

Vertical, horizontal, lateral, radar, visual, runway

Question 2

At what altitude do flight levels begin?

Answer 2

18,000 feet MSL, or FL180

Question 3

What is minimum vertical separation up to FL280, FL280 to FL410, FL410 to FL600, above FL600?

Answer 3

below FL280 - 1000 feet
FL280-FL410 - 1000 feet if RVSM equipped
                      2000 feet if not
FL410-FL600 - 2000 feet
above FL600 -  5000 feet

Question 4

What is RVSM?

Answer 4

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

allows 1000 foot vice 2000 foot separation between FL280 and FL410

Question 5

What is minimum vertical separation from air refueling aircraft?

Answer 5

standard separtation above and below the block

Question 6

What is the minimum vertical separation from fuel dumping aircraft?

Answer 6

standard separation above and 2000 feet below the dumping aircraft

Question 7

What is the minimum vertical separation from special use airspace?

Answer 7

FL290 and below 500 feet

Above FL290 1000 feet

Question 8

What is the normal width of an airway?

Answer 8

4NM each side of centerline, total of 8NM

Question 9

Non radar aircraft can be cleared to depart the same airport nonradar if heading diverge by at least how many degrees?

Answer 9

45 degrees

Question 10

What is standard longitudinal separation?

Answer 10

10 minutes or 20 miles DME

Question 11

What is standard radar separation at most terminal facilities up to, and beyond 40 miles from the radar?

Answer 11

less than 40 NM - 3NM

40 or beyond - 5NM

Question 12

What is standard en route radar separation above and below FL600?

Answer 12

below FL600 - 5NM

FL600 or above - 10 NM

Question 13

What is required to use visual separation?

Answer 13

1) call traffic
2) pilot report traffic in sight
3) instruct pilot to maintain visual separation from that aircraft
4) advise pilot if radar targets likely to merge
5) if like to merge, advise other pilot of visual separation being used

Question 14

What is standard runway separtation?

Answer 14

Takeoff does not begin roll, or arrival does not cross threshold until preceding aircraft is clear of end of runway or has turned off runway.

Question 15

What is standard runway separation for intersecting runways?

Answer 15

Takeoff does not begin roll, or arrival does not cross threshold until preceding aircraft is clear of intersection.

Question 16

What is the standard direction of turn for a holding aircraft?

Answer 16

Right turns

Question 17

What is the standard vertical separation for a holding pattern?

Answer 17

Same as en route aircraft

Question 18

What is the standard lateral separation for a holding pattern?

Answer 18

Airway width or other holding pattern does not overlap with holding pattern